For most patients with mild or moderate CSD, only conservative symptomatic treatment is recommended because the disease is self-limited.ForYouNews&PerspectiveDrugs&DiseasesCME&EducationAcademyVideoDecisionPointEdition:ENGLISHDEUTSCHESPAÑOLFRANÇAISPORTUGUÊSLogInSignUpIt'sFree!Edition:ENGLISHDEUTSCHESPAÑOLFRANÇAISPORTUGUÊSRegisterLogInNoResultsNoResultsForYouNews&PerspectiveDrugs&DiseasesCME&EducationAcademyVideoDecisionPointclosePleaseconfirmthatyouwouldliketologoutofMedscape.Ifyoulogout,youwillberequiredtoenteryourusernameandpasswordthenexttimeyouvisit.LogoutCancelhttps://profreg.medscape.com/px/getpracticeprofile.do?method=getProfessionalProfile&urlCache=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbWVkaWNpbmUubWVkc2NhcGUuY29tL2FydGljbGUvMjE0MTAwLXRyZWF0bWVudA==processing....Drugs&Diseases>InfectiousDiseasesCatScratchDisease(CatScratchFever) Treatment&ManagementUpdated:Feb16,2021Author:RobertASchwartz,MD,MPH;ChiefEditor:MichaelStuartBronze,MD more...ShareEmailPrintFeedbackCloseFacebookTwitterLinkedInGoogle+SectionsCatScratchDisease(CatScratchFever)SectionsCatScratchDisease(CatScratchFever)OverviewBackgroundPathophysiologyEtiologyEpidemiologyPrognosisPatientEducationShowAllPresentationHistoryPhysicalExaminationAtypicalCatScratchDiseaseImmunocompromisedPatientsShowAllDDxWorkupApproachConsiderationsSerologicTestingBiopsySkinTestingComputedTomographyHistologicFindingsShowAllTreatmentApproachConsiderationsAntibioticTreatmentTreatmentofLymphNodeSuppurationFollow-upDeterrence/PreventionConsultationsShowAllMedicationMedicationSummaryAntibioticsShowAllQuestions&AnswersMediaGalleryTablesReferencesTreatmentApproachConsiderationsControlledstudiesontreatmentofcatscratchdisease(CSD)arelacking.Thus,treatmentrecommendationsarebasedoncasereports,reviews,asinglecontrolledtrial,andanecdotaldata.Practiceguidelinesforthediagnosisandmanagementofskinandsoft-tissueinfections,includingCSD,havebeenestablished.[60]FormostpatientswithmildormoderateCSD,onlyconservativesymptomatictreatmentisrecommendedbecausethediseaseisself-l